In the aftermath of the Libyan civil war and the country’s liberation from Muammar Gaddafi, mountains of weapons were stolen and looted from across the country. The United Nations and NATO have been trying to secure the lost munitions that they fear could reach Al Qaeda and other outfits in North Africa, but with little success
Harris Corp has won $397 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm fixed-price contract from the U.S DoD for Consolidated Single Channel Handheld Radios
Data Link Solutions (DLS), a Rockwell Collins and BAE Systems joint venture, has won a $18.5 million contract from the U
Turbomeca, part of the Safran group, has signed a contract with Saab AB for the repair and overhaul of Arrius 2K2 modules and engines installed on A109 LUH helicopters of the Swedish Air Force. The contract is a customized Global Support Package (GSP) for the Swedish Air Force A109 LUHS helicopters equipped with Turbomeca’s Arrius 2K2
U.S Marines will now have access to training solely dedicated to Unmanned Air Systems (UAS)
Harris Corporation will introduce the new RedHawk system used to remotely disarm improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during the AUVSI Unmanned Systems North America conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, August 6-9. The RedHawk is tailored for the demanding missions of explosive ordnance disposal technicians and first responders
Defense giants Rolls-Royce and Snecma, from the Safran Group, have combined forces and signed a contract to jointly develop an engine to power a potential unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) program being considered by the British and French governments. The two companies also announced that they have signed a collaboration agreement with BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation to work together to explore concepts and technologies as part of the Anglo French Future Combat Air Systems Demonstration Programme Preparation Phase contract
Carl Zeiss AG has sold 75.1% of its Carl Zeiss Optronics GmbH shares to Cassidian
The Stuxnet computer virus, suspected to have been created by the CIA to impede Iran’s nuclear program, may have led to extensive collateral damage by affecting Siemens control software in India and Indonesia to a large extent and in over 100 other countries to a smaller extent. Since first being detected in 2010, Stuxnet infected over 8,500 Indian systems in the first five days, another 5,000 in Indonesia and about 3,000 in Iran, according to media reports
Lockheed Martin has won a $6.2 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for the Phase I Airborne Launch Assist Space Access (ALASA) program study